Information For Authors

Journal accepts and publishes articles only in English.

Submissions to the "Farabi Journal of Social Sciences" are made using Open Journal System, the online submission and peer review system. Registration and access are available at Submission.

The article is submitted in electronic format (in the formats .doc, .docx, .rtf) only by downloading it through the functionality of the journal's website (Open Journal System).

MANUSCRIPT REQUIREMENTS

Please prepare your manuscript before submission, using the following guidelines (You can use the TEMPLATE for preparing your manuscript): 

Format. The article is submitted in electronic format (in the formats .doc, .docx, .rtf) only by downloading it through the functionality of the journal's website (Open Journal System or Editorial Manager). Kegel font - 12 (abstract, key words, literature - 10, text of tables - 9-11), font - Times New Roman, alignment - width of the text, spacing - single, indented margin - 0,8 cm, margins: upper and the bottom - 2 cm, the left and the right - 2 cm.

Article Length. The volume of the article (not including the title, information about authors, annotation, keywords, bibliographic list) should be at least 3,000 words and not exceed 7,000 words.

IRSTI. In exceptional cases UDC, alignment - left, font - bold.

Article Title. The optimal length of the title is 5-7 words (in some cases 10-12 words). The title of the article is shown in bold in lower case, alignment - in the center.

Author details. Author(s) of the article - Initials and surname, place of work (affiliation), city, country, email. Information about authors is represented in ordinary type in lowercase letters, alignment in the center.

Structured Abstract. The maximum length of your abstract should be 250 words in total, including keywords in English. The structure of the abstract includes the following obligatory items:

  • Purpose;
  • Design/methodology/approach;
  • Findings;
  • Originality.

Keywords. Key words/word combinations are 3-5 words.

Figures and Drawings. The number of figures, tables, graphs and diagrams should not exceed 20% of the total volume of the article (in some cases up to 30%).

Introduction. The introduction consists of the following main elements: justification of the choice of topic; the urgency of the topic or problem. In substantiating the choice of the topic based on the description of the experience of predecessors, there is a report on the existence of a problem situation (the absence of any studies, the appearance of a new object, etc.). The relevance of the topic is determined by the general interest in the study of this object, but by the absence of exhaustive answers to existing questions, it is proved by the theoretical or practical significance of the topic. The definition of an object, an object, goals, tasks, methods, approaches, hypotheses and the meaning of your work. The purpose of the study is related to the proof of the thesis, that is, the presentation of the subject of research in the author's chosen aspect.

Literature review. In the literature review section - the fundamental and new works on the topic of foreign authors in English should be covered (at least 15 works), the analysis of the given works in terms of their scientific contribution, as well as the research gaps that you complete in his article.

Methodology. It should consist of a description of the materials and progress of work, and a complete description of the methods used. The characteristic or description of the research material includes its presentation in qualitative and quantitative terms. The characteristic of the material is one of the factors determining the reliability of the conclusions and methods of investigation. This section describes how the problem was studied: detailed information without repeating previously published established procedures; the identification of equipment (software) and the description of materials are used, with the obligatory introduction of novelty when using materials and methods.

The scientific methodology should include:

  • research question(s);
  • put forward hypothesis (thesis);
  • stages of the study;
  • research methods;
  • results of the study.

Results and Discussion. In the Results and Discussion section, an analysis and discussion of the results of your research is provided. The conclusion is drawn on the results obtained during the research, the main essence is revealed. Moreover, this is one of the most important sections of the article. It is necessary to analyze the results of their work and discuss relevant results in comparison with previous works, analyzes and conclusions.

Conclusion. Conclusion - summarizing the work at this stage; confirmation of the truth of the assertion made by the author, and the author's conclusion about the change in scientific knowledge, taking into account the results obtained. The conclusions should not be abstract; they should be used to summarize the results of research in a particular scientific field, with a description of proposals or opportunities for further work. The structure of the conclusion should contain the following questions: What are the aims and methods of the study? What are the results? What are the conclusions? What are the prospects and opportunities for implementing, applying the development? List of used literature, or Bibliographic list consists of not less than 10 titles for literature in the natural sciences and engineering directions and 15 titles for social and humanitarian purposes, and not less than 50% of the total number of titles in English. If there are works presented in Cyrillic in the list of literature, it is necessary to present the list of literature in two versions: first - in the original, the second - in the Romanized alphabet (transliteration).

Funding. Information about financial support of the research (if applicable), including the name of the funding organization and grant number. If there was no external funding, this section may be omitted.

Conflict of interest. Disclosure of any financial, personal, or professional relationships that could be perceived as influencing the research.

If there are no conflicts, state: The authors declare no conflict of interest;

Author Contributions. At the end of the manuscript, authors must include a statement specifying the contribution of each author in accordance with the CRediT taxonomy.

An Author Contribution statement is required for manuscripts with two or more authors.

The following statements should be used “Conceptualization, X.X. and Y.Y.; Methodology, X.X.; Software, X.X.; Validation, X.X., Y.Y. and Z.Z.; Formal Analysis, X.X.; Investigation, X.X.; Resources, X.X.; Data Curation, X.X.; Writing – Original Draft Preparation, X.X.; Writing – Review & Editing, X.X.; Visualization, X.X.; Supervision, X.X.; Project Administration, X.X.; Funding Acquisition, Y.Y.”

References.  References are formatted in accordance with APA Style (7th edition). (http://www.apastyle.org/).  

Examples:

Journal Article: 

One author: Author, A. A. (Year). Title of the article. Title of the Journal, Volume(Issue), page range. DOI

Two or more authors: Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of the article. Title of the Journal, Volume(Issue), page range. DOI

Book: 

One author: Author, A. A. (Year). Title of the book (Edition). Publisher. DOI/URL

Two or more authors: Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of the book (Edition). Publisher. DOI/URL

Chapter of a book: Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of the chapter. In E. E. Editor & F. F. Editor (Eds.), Title of the book (pp. xx–xx). Publisher. DOI/URL

Newspaper Articles: Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of the article. Title of the Newspaper. URL

Websites: Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of the article. Title of the Newspaper/Magazine. URL

In-Text Citation

One Author

Parenthetical: (Smith, 2020)

Narrative: Smith (2020)

Two Authors (Always cite both authors).

Parenthetical: (Smith & Brown, 2020)

Narrative: Smith and Brown (2020)

Three or More Authors (Use et al. from the first citation).

Parenthetical: (Smith et al., 2020)

Narrative: Smith et al. (2020)

Direct Quotation

Include page number:

Parenthetical: (Smith, 2020, p. 25)

Narrative: (Smith, 2020, pp. 25–27)

Multiple Sources in One Citation

List alphabetically, separated by semicolons:

(Brown, 2019; Smith, 2020)

Romanized References. References originally published in non-Latin alphabets must be transliterated into the Latin alphabet. The romanized entry should follow this structure:

Author(s) (transliteration) → (Year in parentheses) → Title of the article in transliteration [English translation of the title in square brackets] → Title of the source in transliteration (or official English title, if available) → Publication details in English.

The list of references is presented in alphabetical order and ONLY those works that are cited in the text. This section should take into account:

  • Cited are the main scientific publications, advanced research methods that are applied in this field of science and on which the author's work is based.
  • Avoid excessive self-citations.
  • Avoid excessive references to publications by authors of the CIS / USSR, use world experience.
  • The bibliographic list should contain fundamental and most relevant works published by well-known foreign authors and researchers on the topic of the article.

Declarations and Statements 

Authors are recommended to include in the manuscript:

Funding. Information about financial support of the research (if applicable), including the name of the funding organization and grant number. If there was no external funding, this section may be omitted.

Conflict of interest. Disclosure of any financial, personal, or professional relationships that could be perceived as influencing the research.

If there are no conflicts, state: The authors declare no conflict of interest;

Author Contributions. At the end of the manuscript, authors must include a statement specifying the contribution of each author in accordance with the CRediT taxonomy.

An Author Contribution statement is required for manuscripts with two or more authors.

Ethical approval/consent if the study involves human participation/personal data (surveys, interviews, etc.);

Data Availability statement if data/archives/corpora/code were used: how access is provided or why access is restricted.

Similarity Check

All submitted manuscripts undergo similarity screening using the Antiplagiat Plagiarism Detection System (https://kaznu.n06.antiplagiat.com/). Only manuscripts demonstrating an originality level above 80% and proper citation practices proceed to peer review.

Use of AI Tools

  • The use of AI is permitted as an auxiliary tool (language editing, translation, formatting, bibliography preparation, technical data processing), provided that authors verify the outputs. The use of AI must be disclosed in the cover letter.
  • The use of generative AI for fabrication/falsification of data, creation of fictitious sources/references, or misleading manipulation of figures/data is prohibited.

Article Processing Charge (APC)

The APC is 5,000 KZT per article and is charged after acceptance. Payment does not influence editorial decisions and does not replace peer review procedures. Proof of payment (receipt in PDF or JPEG) must be sent to the editorial office email address.

Bank details for payment:

Non-profit Joint-Stock Company “Al-Farabi Kazakh National University”

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Address: 71 Al-Farabi Ave., Almaty

BIN: 990140001154

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KNP: 710

JSC “Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan”

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BIC: HSBKKZKX

KZ796018861000945341

Contacts

For manuscript submission and editorial procedures: fjss@kaznu.kz